Well it just shows that the move towards CRT makes sense! Only three manufactures at the pinnacle of the sport, it's all about the money, money, money! Dorna realized two years ago that they had to reduce the cost of racing for the survival of series! I think it will sort it's self out and give us full grids and close racing!

Why dont they force all of the manufacturing body's to take part in a special class. Then norton and triumph could also take part. Or just have a class in world Superbikes, so everybody gets a crack. Perhaps there could be a special relay race for Suzuki Bandits with a top box on.

Rossi was slated for the Yamaha seat ever since the beginning of this season (as evidenced by Lorenzo's statement about discussing Rossi's return to Yamaha with management at the start of the 2012 season.....LONG before Spies ever made mention of leaving the team). Spies "knew" that his time was up despite whether or not he openly admits that to the media. He made a pre-emptive strike to save face (as would I).

All this talk of some MotoGP riders heading to WSB, makes me wonder about the bikes themselves. How would the best WSB bikes compare to the CRT bikes, power, handling, track times, etc. I really don't have a clue. I assume the CRT bikes are supposed to be faster but they are getting lapped on some tracks by the prototypes. So how do the WSBs and CRTs compare?

Regarding Nicky only having a one year contract at Ducati: I've read (either Superbike Planet, MotoGP Matters or Speed) that this was at Hayden's request. He didn't want to lock himself into another two years if things aren't going to get any better.

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